For the fourth time in five seasons, the Raiders will open on “Monday Night Football.”
And for the fourth time, there will be a different coach on the sideline.
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New coach Dennis Allen will make his debut Sept. 10 with a nationally televised game against the rival San Diego Chargers at O.co Coliseum, according to the NFL schedule released Tuesday.
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Local motorists are continuing to get hammered at the gas pump, with fuel prices rising 52 cents in the past month in San Francisco. A gallon of gas now goes for $4.43 on average, according to the latest reports from AAA. That’s seven cents more than the state average and 62 cents more than the national average.
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San Francisco’s nightlife scene is giving new meaning to the term “entertainment value.”A report released Monday by the City Controller’s Office estimates the nighttime entertainment industry contributes $4.2 billion to the local economy, employs 48,000 people and pays $55 million in taxes to The City.
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A 4.0 magnitude earthquake centered in the East Bay shook the Bay Area early this morning, followed by a second magnitude 2.0 quake about 30 minutes later, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.The first quake was reported at 5:33 a.m. one mile southeast of East Richmond Heights with a depth of about 5.5 miles.A second quake was reported at 6:03 a.m. in around the same location.
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An off-duty federal agent was injured in a gunfire exchange in Newark this morning, a police spokesman said. The shooting was reported at 5:53 a.m. in the area of Mayhews Landing Road and Bettencourt Street.“The federal agent had a confrontation where gunshots were exchanged in front of his residence,” police Cmdr. Bob Douglas said. The agent was hit and is being treated at a hospital for his injuries.
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It’s been Nonito Donaire’s moniker for most of his professional fist-fighting life.
His exquisite speed of hand and foot while toiling in Bay Area boxing gyms led to his branding as “The Filipino Flash.” But flashy, in addition to fast, is how the elite Peninsula-based pugilist fights.
That’s how Donaire fought — or tried to fight — in his last contest against the defensively competent but offensively unwilling Argentine Omar Narvaez.
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A woman with a small child in her car was arrested in San Leandro early Tuesday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence and child endangerment after an officer saw her throw a tequila bottle out her car window, police said. Shortly after 2 a.m., the officer saw the woman, later identified as Lynisha Jefferson, 30, of Escalon, Calif., trying to park her Nissan Altima in the parking lot of a Quik Stop at 1001 MacArthur Blvd., police said.
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Regional officials have declared Wednesday a Spare the Air day, the 13th such day already this winter season.
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Bay Area commuters with hefty transit costs will get a lot less help from the federal government in dealing with those fees next year, while motorists will receive extra financial incentive to drive to work.
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The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a Spare the Air alert for Sunday, banning fires in the Bay Area on Christmas Day.
The alert, the 10th in the region since the winter season started on Nov. 1, was issued because of anticipated cold and still weather conditions that will trap air pollution close to the ground.
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